Spreadsheet travel planning drove me crazy. So I built Journy.
After trying to plan a trip to Switzerland with 50 open browser tabs and a messy spreadsheet, I realized text-based planning is broken. I couldn't visualize our route.
I built Journy (https://www.journy.net/) to map out travel itineraries geographically so you can see your trip's actual daily flow. It’s built with React, Leaflet, and Supabase.
Just launched a programmatic SEO engine and a Discord hub for it, and I'd love some brutal feedback on the UI and map responsiveness from fellow devs!
I'm curious whether the real validation is around planning trips or around reducing planning uncertainty.
Those can lead to very different products.
A lot of travelers will say they want better organization, but the behavior that actually makes them switch tools can come from a completely different frustration.
That’s a really deep distinction, and honestly, a great way to frame it.
From what I’ve seen (and felt myself), the pain point Journy targets sits right at the intersection of both, but leans heavily toward reducing planning uncertainty.
When you look at a text list of 10 places to visit in a day, the uncertainty comes from not knowing: "Am I crossing town back and forth? Am I wasting 3 hours in traffic? Does this route actually make physical sense?"
People switch to Journy not just to have a prettier list , but because seeing the pins connected spatially on a Leaflet map instantly removes the anxiety of the unknown. It gives them immediate confidence that their day is physically doable.
As I get more user data, I’m definitely watching to see if people use it purely as a visual scratchpad before they go, or a rigid itinerary manager during the trip.
How do you usually handle that spatial uncertainty when you're planning a trip?
Yeah, that distinction is important.
In most products like this, the harder part usually isn’t what users say they want—it’s how confidently you can treat any one behavior pattern as “intent” rather than just “contextual usage.”
I’m curious how stable that signal feels for you across different types of users you’ve seen so far.
That's exactly the challenge right now. The signal is definitely noisy. Because the tool is highly visual, I see a lot of casual clicking. People drop a few random pins just to see how the Leaflet map works or test the AI feature, and then drop off.
The true intent shows up when a user starts grouping items by specific days, building multiple routes, or sharing the link. That’s when I know they are planning a real trip. Filtering out the casual users from the actual planners in my data is a big focus moving forward.
Your point about "planning uncertainty" really changed how I’m thinking about this. Do you have any advice on where or how to market this to reach the right people?
Makes sense.
Happy to share a more structured take on this—what’s the best email to reach you on?
Awesome, appreciate it! You can reach me at kurizutaz@gmail . Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Just sent you a note.